Spiegel v. Thomas, Mann & Smith, P.C.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting the general rule that ambiguities in contracts are construed against the drafter
• although provision in agreement conditioning receipt of deferred compensation on refraining from practice of law was unenforceable, “remainder of the agreement remains enforceable”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

46 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Jacob v. Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1992-05-28· cited 636×
• Howard v. Babcock
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-06· cited 588×
• Law Offices of Ronald J. Palagi v. Howard
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2008-04-04· cited 546×
• State Ex Rel. McAllister v. Goode
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1997-09-17· cited 299×
• Crews v. Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2002-05-24· cited 220×
• Alcazar v. Hayes
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1998-12-21· cited 115×
• Memphis Housing Authority v. Thompson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2001-02-20· cited 113×
• Schoonmaker v. Cummings & Lockwood of Connecticut, P.C.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-03-15· cited 78×
• Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, P.A. v. Udom
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2005-06-29· cited 61×
• Swafford v. Harris
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1998-03-16· cited 50×
• Crye-Leike, Inc. v. Sarah A. Carver
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-05-26· cited 32×
• Vintage Health Resources, Inc. v. Guiangan
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-08-25· cited 29×
• Patel v. Bayliff
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-03-12· cited 29×
• Whiteside v. Griffis & Griffis, P.C.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1995-08-16· cited 26×
• Pierce v. Hand, Arendall, Bedsole, Greaves & Johnston
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1996-05-10· cited 22×
• Pettingell v. Morrison, Mahoney & Miller
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-12-10· cited 20×
• Shuttleworth, Ruloff & Giordano, P.C. v. Nutter
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1997-10-31· cited 18×
• Wade v. Vabnick-Wener
  W.D. Tennessee· 2010-07-02· cited 15×
• Darrell Trigg v. Little Six Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2014-07-28· cited 12×
• Neuman v. Akman
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-08-06· cited 10×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Cohen v. Lord
  New York Court of Appeals· 1989-12-19· cited 104×
• Hanover Insurance Company v. Haney
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1968-03-08· cited 72×
• Dwyer v. Jung
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1975-03-19· cited 50×
• Anderson v. Aspelmeier, Fisch, Power, Warner & Engberg
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1990-10-17· cited 40×
• Dwyer v. Jung
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1975-11-19· cited 39×
• Gray v. Martin
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1983-05-11· cited 30×
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Woods
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1978-05-08· cited 27×
• Hagen v. O'Connell, Goyak & Ball
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1984-06-27· cited 26×
• Holt v. Holt
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1988-02-03· cited 25×
• Nashville Ry. & Light Co. v. Lawson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1920-12-15· cited 17×
• Cohen v. Lord
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-11-15· cited 4×
• Potts v. Gray
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1866-12-15· cited 2×